Go Columbia: On the horizon, March 1

S.C. CORNBREAD FESTIVAL KICKOFF: 11 a.m. Saturday at C.A. Johnson High School, 2219 Barhamville Road. Live music, refreshments, speakers; followed by the Miss S.C. Cornbread Festival pageant at 5 p.m. The kickoff is free; tickets to the pageant, $5 at the door. Sponsored by the North Columbia Business Association, the festival is planned for March 29 in the 2800 block of North Main Street.

S.C. CORNBREAD FESTIVAL KICKOFF: 11 a.m. Saturday at C.A. Johnson High School, 2219 Barhamville Road. Live music, refreshments, speakers; followed by the Miss S.C. Cornbread Festival pageant at 5 p.m. The kickoff is free; tickets to the pageant, $5 at the door. Sponsored by the North Columbia Business Association, the festival is planned for March 29 in the 2800 block of North Main Street.

“STATUS UPDATE”: 8 p.m. Saturday at USC’s Lab Theatre, 1400 Wheat St. (Booker T. Washington Building). After months of research on the increasing dominance of social media and technology in our world, graduate student Kat Martin scripted the side effects of life in the Internet age. $5. (803) 777-3685